“I took off in the opposite direction and [did] not sit there to figure out what [was] happening,” he wrote.

Social media users are dubious that it was possible for Ciarrocchi not to notice the twister.

“The tornado was clearly visible and you practically drove right into it. It scares me to have drivers like you on the road, who are apparently incapable of using your peripheral vision,” Adam Lucio wrote.

Many were impressed by the footage, but not by the driver’s behavior. In fact many said he was "not very bright."

“You, Anthony almost lost your life and if you are a ‘Storm chaser’, you're not a very smart one,” Southeast Louisiana Storm Spotters commented on the video.

Some even took Ciarrocchi’s behavior on the road as a personal offense.

“Please do the rest of us mustang owners a favor and don't be such a dumbass when driving, it gives the rest of us mustang owners bad reps,” user S197StangGT noted.

Others chose a more ironical approach.

“Get out of my way hurricane… I need my double supreme latte with extra cream and sprinkles…and I’m late for a meeting with my corporate,” one user joked. - RT.

February 17, 2016 - ANKARA, TURKEY - At least 28 people have been killed and 61 injured in a car explosion in
Ankara, Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister said. The blast happened in
close proximity to the Turkish parliament building, and reportedly
targeted military personnel.

The scene of the explosion is located in close proximity to Turkey's parliament, the Presidency of the General Staff, and Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard commands.

“We are very close to that place and we've heard two explosions,” one of the employees at a nearby hotel told RT by phone.

“I went to the rooftop of our hotel and saw smoke… I saw a big fire. There is a military building around there… this was about 1 kilometer from us.”

A Turkish military general staff official has confirmed to Reuters the explosion targeted a bus carrying military personnel.Social media users in Ankara say they heard a loud noise all across the city, and posted photos of a huge plume of smoke rising over downtown Eskisehir Avenue.

Omer Celik, a spokesperson for Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said on his Twitter account that the explosion was the result of a “cowardly terrorist attack.”

A Turkish government spokesman has said that the attack was well planned.

President Recep Erdogan has postponed his upcoming visit to Azerbaijan in light of the incident.Twenty ambulances were sent to the scene of the blast, media reported, citing medical officials.Witnesses reported helicopters circling the area above the blast.

Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency said that the government has imposed a media gag order banning organizations from broadcasting or printing graphic images of those who were killed or injured in the explosion.

WATCH: Bomb blast kill dozens in Turkey.

Meanwhile, NTV reported that there had been another explosion as demolitions experts destroyed a suspicious package discovered by police in a different area, near the Interior Ministry building.

There has been no claim of responsibility yet, however Turkish officials said they suspect that this was a Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attack.

February 17, 2016 - IRELAND - Parts of Ireland endured the wettest January since 1948 after the dampest December on record.

Met Éireann confirmed what the nation already suspected by revealing
that every single Irish weather observatory confirmed rainfall above
normal January averages.

That came after December ranked as the warmest and wettest on recordwith Dublin's Phoenix Park recording its highest average monthly temperature (8.9 degrees) for 160 years.

The monitoring station at Dublin Airport has now recorded its wettest January since 1948 with 189 percent more rainfall than normal levels.

Cork Airport reported its wettest January in 28 years while
Valentia Observatory in Kerry recorded the wettest 24-hour period of the
entire month with rainfall of 37mm, almost three times the normal
level.

Valentia also reported a total of 10 extremely wet days with a daily rainfall level of 10mm of more.

January was also milder than the norm with Dublin's Phoenix Park
recording an average temperature almost one degree above normal averages
at 6.1 degrees.

The southwest - hammered by a succession of Atlantic storms - not surprisingly recorded the lowest level of sunshine.

Malin Head in Donegal, at the height of Storm Gertrude, recorded wind gusts of more than 130kmh.

As Ireland bade farewell to Storm Henry and prepares for Storm Imogen,
Met Éireann said householders and commuters can at least expect a few
days of respite with mild, blustery weather and some showers. - Irish Independent.

February 17, 2016 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - At least 40 people were injured when a liquefied petroleum gas
distribution station blew up in Santo Dominto, Dominican authorities
told EFE.

Eight of the injured are in serious condition with burns over 60 percent of their bodies, as well as suffering other injuries.

The explosion, which caused traffic chaos in the capital, also caused
the collapse of a nearby three-story building, where firefighters are
continuing to look for possible victims or survivors among the ruins.

Officials with the Dominican Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Distributors told EFE that the explosion occurred due to a gas leak
caused by a faulty valve on one of the station's tanks.

The main problem facing firefighters and technical personnel was
ensuring that the blaze did not spread to another large nearby tank that
had to be constantly chilled to prevent a new tragedy.

The sources said that the LPG station was up to date with all its permits.
The majority of the injured were transported to Santo Domingo's Ney
Arias Lora Hospital, where one of them is in "extremely serious"
condition.

WATCH: Gas explosion in Los Rios.

Hours after the explosion the column of smoke caused by the incident were visible from several kilometers (miles) away.

A large number of fire department and emergency units were dispatched to the scene.

The vicinity was completely evacuated and the northern portion of the city was shut down after the blast.

Emergency services director Rafael De Luna Pichirilo announced that
heavy equipment is being deployed at the scene to remove the rubble and
other debris. - La Prensa.

February 17, 2016 - COLORADO, UNITED STATES - Drivers trying to get through the Rocky Mountains Tuesday faced a 200+
mile detour after a stretch of Interstate 70 was closed due to multiple
rock slides.

Photos shared by the Colorado Department of Transportation on social
media showed several massive boulders on the highway. One photo showed
damage to a tractor-trailer.

Transportation officials said the rock slide caused damage to the interstate, retaining wall and bridge/guardrail.

February 17, 2016 - MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES - Residents in Harrison Township, Michigan, got a rude surprise on Sunday when they awoke to find a strange oily substance coating their cars and homes.

Days later, what the substance is and where it came from remain a mystery.

"Everybody's concerned," Harrison Township resident Paul Schlutow, 73,
told ABC News today, adding that his major concern is finding out if the
substance is harmful.

Schlutow said he contacted several organizations on Tuesday morning,
including the local fire department, the Department of Environmental
Quality and even the nearby Selfridge Air National Guard Base.

The fire department came by on Tuesday and inspected the scene.
"It was an ash type of substance with a little bit on an oily
consistency to it," Harrison Township Fire Department Chief Michael
Lopez told ABC News.

"It appears to have fallen straight down," he added, noting that the
substance was only found on the roofs of cars and homes, and not
splattered across the sides.

This was the first instance of this substance appearing that Lopez could recall.

The fire department did not do any chemical analyses but was able to
determine that the substance was not a fire hazard and turned over the
situation to the airbase.

WATCH: Mystery gunk in Harrison Township.

Schlutow
said he believes the substance might have come from the airbase, as it
is only a few miles away. He is still waiting to hear back from them and
also said a representative from the DEQ was supposed to show up later
today.

"I've never had a problem like this in the past," he said. "Give me an answer so I know what to do."

The Selfridge Air National Guard Base and Department of Environmental
Quality were unable to immediately respond to ABC News' request for
comment. - ABC News.